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Human Resources Department recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Make findings in accordance with Ordinance 3.13.030 that a contract for professional employee investigations and mediation is necessary to protect against a conflict of interest or to ensure independent and unbiased findings where there is a need for an outside perspective;
2) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Amendment I to Agreement 8691 with Municipal Resource Group, LLC (MRG) to increase the amount by $100,000 for a new amount not to exceed $375,000; and
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any necessary amendments relating to Amendment I to Agreement 8691, excluding term extension and increases to the amount, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Countywide, General Fund and non-general fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Agreement 8691 between the County and MRG was approved by the Board on July 23, 2024, under Legistar file 24-1026. The agreement is set to expire on August 16, 2027. Human Resources is requesting approval of Amendment I to Agreement 8691 to increase the amount by $100,000 for a revised total not to exceed $375,000. This increase is necessary to ensure sufficient appropriations for MRG to continue supporting the County in investigations, given the consultant’s specialized expertise and resources in this area.
MRG has the personnel and equipment necessary to provide professional employment investigation services (which may include legal services if an attorney is chosen as the project’s principal investigator) and other specialized personnel services on an as-needed basis. To ensure that Human Resources has a wide variety of vendors with different areas of specialty, this agreement is one of multiple agreements for as-needed professional services.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to approve this agreement and instead allocate additional personnel and funding for the hiring and development o...
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